List Mgmt. Josh Kelly to North II - It's Over

[koshari]

Why Josh Kelly staying at GWS is good for North Melbourne

When Josh Kelly’s eight-year extension at GWS was announced on Tuesday evening, my instinctive reaction was ‘happy with that’. That was immediately followed by something along the lines of, ‘am I i…

theshinboner.com

interesting piece, especially the bit about godees taking brown, its not like he (BBB) was fighting off other offers?

 

[Uncle_Leo]

We saw the medical report. Didn’t like what we saw.

All the best to him

 

[Ashley B]

I do still prefer the idea of growing your own, bring a whole group of youngsters through together . I think our midfield is going to be top notch in a few yrs even without Josh

 

[Samsquanch]

Chooo Chooo

Is there a thread already?

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

We saw the medical report. Didn’t like what we saw.

All the best to him

Is that right?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Time to get his non-union Mexican equivalent, Jose Kelheldo...

 

[shintemaster]

So we only offered 6 years , smart move.
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Agree. Good to hear we had a value on him and his place in the team and didn't budge. Adults in charge now. He clearly would have made us a better team next year but I'd be lying if I didn't think it wasn't necessarily the best thing for us in the long term.

BTW: I'm back on us winning a premiership in this timeframe whilst GWS don't get close again. I also think this is a very dangerous move for GWS... that is an incredibly long contract at presumably real serious money. I guess it's a bit easier when you know head office will always have your back when push comes to shove.

 

[Rick18]

interesting piece, especially the bit about godees taking brown, its not like he (BBB) was fighting off other offers?

It's more about Melbourne making the move knowing it'd hurt Weideman's future but believing it's the right thing for their prospects when it came to top four, September, etc - rather than Brown being in hot demand.

 

[Roos4eva]

 

[giantroo]

No Kelly, but North’s war chest about to get real

Herald Sun

North Melbourne is sitting pretty with millions of bucks of salary cap room, aware it could end up with the pick of the trade period even though it has missed out on Josh Kelly.

Kelly was offered as much as $9 million over eight years from the Roos.

What North Melbourne knows is that multiple clubs are up to their eyeballs in cap issues after back-ending contracts under AFL rules and will be desperate to shed cap space.

It means clubs with cap space are in pole position, just as the Roos were last year when they got Jaidyn Stephenson

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at a bargain-basement price when the Pies got desperate to shed his salary.

They won’t splash the cash on players they don’t want, but given a club with significant stocks of young talent still has list holes they are perfectly poised.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Someone will get squeezed out.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Is that right?

Fact

 

[Samsquanch]

No Kelly, but North’s war chest about to get real

Herald Sun

North Melbourne is sitting pretty with millions of bucks of salary cap room, aware it could end up with the pick of the trade period even though it has missed out on Josh Kelly.

Kelly was offered as much as $9 million over eight years from the Roos.

What North Melbourne knows is that multiple clubs are up to their eyeballs in cap issues after back-ending contracts under AFL rules and will be desperate to shed cap space.

It means clubs with cap space are in pole position, just as the Roos were last year when they got Jaidyn Stephenson at a bargain-basement price when the Pies got desperate to shed his salary.

They won’t splash the cash on players they don’t want, but given a club with significant stocks of young talent still has list holes they are perfectly poised.

Jindrrk - where is that $$$$$$$$$$$s GIF again. It's Happening!

 

[glenn2479]

I’m going to print out the 378 pages of this thread and set them on fire. Thread closed .

 

[justroyal]

Yep. Throw in his inability to play out a season year in year out. Glad we stuck to the 6 years, take or leave.

It sounds like even if we did do 6. GWS could have and would have matched it? Am I write in saying that?

I also can't believe the trade whisperer was right last night

 

[Sillygit]

No Kelly, but North’s war chest about to get real

Herald Sun

North Melbourne is sitting pretty with millions of bucks of salary cap room, aware it could end up with the pick of the trade period even though it has missed out on Josh Kelly.

Kelly was offered as much as $9 million over eight years from the Roos.

What North Melbourne knows is that multiple clubs are up to their eyeballs in cap issues after back-ending contracts under AFL rules and will be desperate to shed cap space.

It means clubs with cap space are in pole position, just as the Roos were last year when they got Jaidyn Stephenson at a bargain-basement price when the Pies got desperate to shed his salary.

They won’t splash the cash on players they don’t want, but given a club with significant stocks of young talent still has list holes they are perfectly poised.

so the age is saying we didn't offer 8 years and the sun is saying we did?

 

[Horace]

Agree. Good to hear we had a value on him and his place in the team and didn't budge. Adults in charge now. He clearly would have made us a better team next year but I'd be lying if I didn't think it wasn't necessarily the best thing for us in the long term.

BTW: I'm back on us winning a premiership in this timeframe whilst GWS don't get close again. I also think this is a very dangerous move for GWS... that is an incredibly long contract at presumably real serious money. I guess it's a bit easier when you know head office will always have your back when push comes to shove.

I agree. I see the potential for them to lose a younger developing player, who they may not be able to pay as much as they know he is worth/he thinks he is worth. The length of the deal shrieks, and always has, madness, however it looks like the Swans will get Buddy safely through his 9 year deal, albeit no premiership so far while he has been with them. So GWS may get lucky on that count

 

[The chorus]

Dodged a massive bullet. Rejected 3 times and I’ll bet ppl will still say we are in with a chance in 2 years.

This thread is an embarrassment so many posters

shut the ******* thing down

Like the bullet we dodged when Andrew Gaff rejected our long term offer a couple of years back

 

[hilly]

This thread is an embarrassment so many posters

Oh no, how will I go on?!

 

[Flawed Genius]

We are done here. It was a journey, but it's over now. Consigning this one to the locked thread dungeon. As you were

 

[King Corey]

North didn’t get in a bargaining war. Nice.

It's a new day my friend.